Canada Elections Act

441(1) The Chief Electoral Officer, on the written application of a registered party’s chief agent or, if the chief agent is absent or unable to perform their duties, its leader, shall authorize the extension of a period referred to in subsection 432(5) or 437(3) unless he or she is satisfied that the chief agent’s failure to provide the required documents was deliberate or was the result of the chief agent’s failure to exercise due diligence.

Marginal note:Deadline

(2) The application may be made within the period referred to in subsection 432(5) or 437(3) or within two weeks after the end of that period.